George Herbig

George Herbig
Born(1920-01-02)January 2, 1920
Wheeling, West Virginia
DiedOctober 12, 2013(2013-10-12) (aged 93)
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUCLA
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Known forHerbig–Haro objects
Herbig Ae/Be stars
AwardsHelen B. Warner Prize (1955)
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1975)
Bruce Medal (1980)
Scientific career
FieldsStar formation, interstellar medium
InstitutionsUniversity of Hawaiʻi

George Howard Herbig (January 2, 1920 – October 12, 2013) was an American astronomer at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy.[1] He is perhaps best known for his contribution to the discovery of Herbig–Haro objects.[2][3]

  1. ^ "The Bruce Medalists: George Howard Herbig". Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  2. ^ "George Herbig (1920-2013)". AstroWright. 2013-10-13. Archived from the original on 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  3. ^ Reipurth, B. (2013). "George Herbig (1920–2013) Astronomer who pioneered studies of young stars". Nature. 503 (7477): 470. Bibcode:2013Natur.503..470R. doi:10.1038/503470a. PMID 24284724.